Bound to be an upset or two.

Here we go...



Sectional Round One Schedule - Wed. Feb 11

Last night Boulder Creek HS upset Pinnacle 64-53 in the Super Sectional. Pinnacle was missing Baker but it was a huge win for BC.

6'4" junior shooting guard Nick Johnson had an off night for BC, only had 6 points. He had great looks, but was off. Reserve guard Miles Judon (junior) ignited BC with 16 and 3 steals. As usual, Matt Downey(junior) led from the point position. He may be the best point guard no one has heard of.

It was a great game. The crowd was into it the entire night. Pinnacle was on the defensive the whole night. They looked tired. At halftime they came back out with 3 minutes left and just sat on the bench. Didn't even warm up.

BC was 10-17 last year, and now are 17-10 this year. Second year coach Ryne Holstrom has done an amazing job in turning the team around. Nick Johnson and Matt Downey are both juniors, and may be one of the best guard combos around.

The boy's basketball rankings will be updated again on Feb. 12 and Feb. 14 (D-I only), following the super-sectional tournament games the night prior. On Feb. 15, the final rankings and state tournament brackets will be released beginning at 1 p.m. during the State Tournament Bracket Show, live at: http://www.azpreps365.com/videos/2362/2015-aia-state-basketball-bracket-show

https://arizonavarsity.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1736171 (Recap)

https://arizonavarsity.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1736330 (Analysis)

Game starting in 9 minutes at Highland HS.

This post was edited on 2/11 7:34 PM by Dutch Perryman

CDO - wuh???

On the home page.

They came to play last night and punched the east valley in the mouth.

Here are my choices for SOAZ POY & COY

2015 SOAZ player of the year Jorge "Bron" Carrasco Cholla
2015 SOAZ coach of the year - Coach Masai Dean- Cholla

Coach Dean should've won last year, hopefully he will get his due this year. Cholla's schedule was weak, but I think they have the pieces to go far this year.

SOAZ who would you choose for POY & COY?

AZ Varsity:

I Am Looking For An Assistant Coach To Join The Coaching @ Casa Grande. My Criteria Includes:

1) A Two Year Commitment To Our Cougar Basketball Program.

2) Willing To Coach During Our Spring-Summer Season.

3) Must Have Experience With Scouting, Video Taping; Experience In Offensive Development With Flex Offenses, Including The Triangle Offense.

4) Must Be Able Coach My JV Team & Participate In Player Development On Each Level.

The Open Position Is A JV Position, But Will Work Closely With The Varsity Coach.

I Would Like This Position To Be Filled By April 15, 2015.

You Can Contact Me At:

E-mail " kpollins@cguhsd,org.

Cell # : (520) 414-7375.

Coach Kevin J. Pollins,

My D-2, Section 6 Selections:

1st Team:

Tucson Magnet: Davonte Easton, Sr; Traville Hill, Sr,

Cholla Magnet: Bron ( Player of The Year) , Both Front Line Players With Cholla Magnet.

2nd Team:

Gresyn Rogers, Jr, Casa Grande; Jose Olivarez, Jr, Casa Grande; Backcourt Players, Flowing Wells, CDO Backcourt Player

Honorable Mention:

Jamil Davis, Jr, Casa Grande, 6`4" Junior Sacrificed His Offense, Averaged 12.9 Rebounds Per Game, 11.8 Rebounds in Section 6 Games, Led Our Cougar Team With 1.6 Block Shots Per Game, Shot 53% From The Field, Averaged 5 points Per Game Because of Our Offense, Only Took 4 Shots Per Game.

Jamil Is a Swing Player Who Will Return To His Natural Position as A Senior Next Year.

I Will Submit The above Players Official Names by 2/12/15.

Coach Pollins.

Picks up an offer from U of A…
I guess 1 game does mean something Great for him!! He's a great kid off floor..Not many would argue that..Any college program that would get him will get a classy kid..


This post was edited on 2/3 9:38 PM by Gregg Rosenberg

Kelvin Eafon and Pueblo get a big one over Nogales 71-69. Naquan Solomon, maybe the best unknown player in Arizona, had 23.


Sahuaro rides Renfro's 19 and a 16-1 fourth quarter to a 54-46 win over Rincon. Brenden Rumel helped Rincon with 15.


Sahuaro's Hall reportedly got in a fight at school last week and is out and may be done.



Desert View used an ineligible player and is reportedly going to have to forfeit all of its wins.




This post was edited on 2/5 6:13 AM by ArizonaVarsity

Who's got the breakdown of sectionals and playoff ramifications?

In the past teams not even in sectionals jumped over teams that were into state. Can that still happen?



This post was edited on 2/7 7:26 AM by ArizonaVarsity

All the brackets are listed on this link.

Sectional Tournament Brackets

OK, were using the sectional first round games on Wednesday for this week...

make sure to pick 15.... someone only picked 13 games last week... and the Perrymans need to be reminded every week.

Deadline is Wed Feb 11 by 3p

WEEK 12

Feb 11

@SDO
Centennial vs Mesa
Pinnacle vs Boulder Creek

@DesertMt
Mountain View Mesa vs Apollo
Deer Valley vs Chaparral

@Highland
Desert Vista vs Central


@ Camelback
St Marys vs Gilbert
Perry vs Chavez

@Cholla
Cienega vs Sahuaro
Nogales vs Sunnyside

@AguaFria
Dysart vs Lajoya
Agua Fria vs Sunrise Mt

@Coronado
Marcos de Niza vs Tempe
Seton Catholic vs Gilbert Christian

@BarryGoldwater
Arcadia vs Paradise Valley


@Amphitheater
Tucson vs Catalina Foothills
CDO vs Cholla



couple more weeks left... good luck

This post was edited on 2/8 10:48 AM by ishoot3s

Mesquite basketball changes over to D2 next year along with a new head coach who hasnt been named yet.

Wanted to report on a rivalry game last Friday that pitted two teams that are out of the playoffs, but still fighting for city pride. Talk about a game. Willow gym was packed at the beginning of the JV game. WCHS principal stopped the proceedings after Varsity introductions to have fans slide as tight as possible to let a couple hundred fans into the gym. 300 plus were still left outside the gym and were told at halftime of the Varsity game that they weren't letting anymore fans into the game.

Game started off back and forth and Willow built a lead. Who better to officiate the contest than Doug King and his co-hort Mr. Erb. Willow built a 5 point lead at the half. Twice in the first half, play was halted due to students getting too rowdy, but for the most part it was mostly chants and harmless taunting from the raucous crowd. Third quarter was fast paced and Willow continued to move ahead hitting 5 threes taking a 12 point lead into the final quarter. Valley Vista, behind the play of Jordan Charbonneau and Elijah Dedrick, go on a 9-0 run to pull within three, only to have Willow answer with the exclamation point coming from an alley oop toss to Nick Allen who finished the play with a crushing dunk. Gym literally exploded and it was deafening. Under a minute with Valley in possession down by two and they throw the ball away. Willow comes down, Allen drives, dishes to the 7'2" Festa at point blank range and the layup goes in and out. One last chance for Valley and they move the ball around the zone, the ball finds Valley's best shooter, Jordan Charbonneau, who puts up a three...and it banks in for the go ahead score.

Valley calls timeout, stays aggressive on the ensuing inbounds and steals the ball and Willow has to foul. Charbonneau hits one of two free throws to go up two and Willow gets a good look at a three, but it rims out. Crazy finish to what has become a rather intense rivalry up in Surprise. Valley Vista- 49 Willow Canyon- 47

Thanks to the coach that sent this in.

Barcellovich continues his impressive season - as do the Aztecs.

Division 1, Section 2 All Section - wow

Email them in and we will get them posted.

Please - keep this nonsense in China.


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THANKS GREG FOR COMING

Gregg will be at Chaparral tonight for a classic regular season-ending matchup.

He'll post his stuff here.